1. Krishnadeva Raya's Amuktamalyada is a work on–
(A) his political ideas
(B) public administration
(C) administration of justice and foreign affairs
(D) All of the aboveSee Answer:

2. With which one of the following leading newspapers is Ms Shobhana Bharatia
associated?
(A) The Indian Express (B) Hindustan Times
(C) The Times of India (D) The Hindu See Answer:

3. Who was the first to unfurl the first Indian National Flag, the parent and
precursor of the flag of Independent India?
(A) Madam Bhikaji Cama (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Raja Mahendra Pratap (D) Taraknath Das See Answer:

4. Where are the headquarters of the International Bank of Reconstruction and
Development located?
(A) Geneva (B) Washington DC
(C) London (D) Paris See Answer:

5. The Vijayanagar coins which were in circulation and were the most widely
recognised currency all over the world were known as–
(A) Varaha or pagoda (B) Panam
(C) Huna (D) DinarSee Answer:

6. Which of the following was not one of the foreign travellers to visit India
during the period of Krishnadeva Raya?
(A) Nicolo Conti (B) Fernao Nuniz
(C) Domingo Paes (D) Duarte BarbosaSee Answer:

8. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of the energy
radiation from the Sun?
(A) Fusion reaction (B) Fission reaction
(C) Chemical reaction (D) Diffusion reaction See Answer:

9. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given
country
(country given in the brackets)?
(A) Karachi (Pakistan)
(B) Auckland (New Zealand)
(C) Kyoto (Japan) (D) Brisbane (Australia) See Answer:

10. Which of the following company is going to establish world's largest (3500
MW) gas based on power plant in Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Land T (B) Reliance
(C) NHPC (D) NTPC See Answer:

14. Which one of the following is not a member of ASEAN?
(A) Cambodia (B) Malaysia
(C) Singapore (D) South Korea See Answer:

15. Which among the following is not a feature of Panchsheel?
(A) Mutual non-aggression
(B) Mutual opposition discrimination
(C) Equality and mutual benefit
(D) Non-interference in each other's internal affairs See Answer:

17. Who among the following is well known as a sportsperson in shooting?
(A) Shikha Tandon
(B) Soudaminee Gavankar
(C) Arjun Murlitharan (D) Rehan PonchaSee Answer:

18. Who among the following sports personalities is known as the Payyoli
Express?
(A) Shiny Abraham (B) PT Usha
(C) Jyotirmoyee Sikdar (D) KM Beenamol See Answer:

19. Famous swimmer Ian Thorpe is from which one of the following countries?
(A) USA (B) Australia
(C) Germany (D) France See Answer:

20. The main reason for the permanent indebtedness of the peasantry was–
(A) false accounting
(B) forged signatures
(C) making the debtor sign for larger amounts than he had borrowed
(D) high rate of interest loans See Answer:

22. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil
Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
(A) Warren Hastings (B) Wellesley
(C) Cornwallis (D) William Bentinck See Answer:

24. What is the name of the winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure
belts towards the subpolar low pressure belts?
(A) Easterlies (B) Trade winds
(C) Westerlies (D) Western disturbances See Answer:

25. In which of the following years, India switched over to decimal currencies?
(A) 1955 (B) 1957
(C) 1950 (D) 1956 See Answer: